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Section: Demographics
African-American
HBCU STEM Programs Emphasizing Engagement at Every Turn
African-American STEM graduates have benefited from a range of best practices that experts have cited as key factors in STEM student success at the undergraduate level.
September 3, 2015
Students
Expert: Don’t Get Bogged Down in ‘Hiring Funnel’
Despite the growing number of websites designed to connect college graduates to jobs, job seekers should focus on alternative ways to get in contact with the people who hire and fire.
September 3, 2015
African-American
Black Lives Matter Movement Crucial in Drawing Attention to Issues
It has been all but impossible to not to notice the Black Lives Matter movement
September 2, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Rejuvenated ASALH Gearing Up for Centennial Commemoration
More than 1,500 participants will travel to Atlanta later this month to commemorate the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s centennial during a four-day annual meeting and conference.
September 2, 2015
Students
In Higher Ed, Flexibility Seen as the Key
If rising and current leaders in the higher education space are going to best serve their students, they are going to have to recognize the shift in the landscape and be ready to adapt.
September 2, 2015
Students
10 Years After Katrina
Ten years ago, the outside world watched television screens in horror as Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans and ravaged the Gulf Coast and other areas in the final days of August 2005. Numerous books have been written on various aspects of the disaster and its consequences. Diversebooks.net has a number of books for teaching, counseling and general reading topics related to the disaster and recovery.
September 2, 2015
LGBTQ+
Cedarville University Not Giving Ground on Same-sex Relationship Matters
Some schools in Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, like Cedarville, are doubling down on their policy of no tolerance for same-sex relationships, while two of the 123 member institutions have decided to show greater forbearance.
September 1, 2015
Students
Higher Ed Community Mourns Loss of ‘Hero to Many’
Higher education administrators are mourning the loss of one of their veteran colleagues — Dr. James A. Hefner — who blazed an admirable trail in nearly half a century of service as provost of two institutions, president of two universities and adviser to scores of colleagues along the way.
September 1, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Otis Readily Attests to HBCUs’ Roles as Career Launching Pads
Success didn’t come easy, but Otis doesn’t hesitate to give credit to getting the foundation he needed at Tennessee State University.
August 31, 2015
African-American
Morgan State Task Force to Address Policing, Poverty in Baltimore
The state of Maryland recently issued the nation’s first formal guidelines against racial profiling, an announcement that came four days after Morgan State University announced the launch of a new task force aimed at addressing some of the city’s most pressing issues, including public safety.
August 31, 2015
Faculty & Staff
3 HBCU Nursing Programs Ranked in Top 15 in Eastern Region
Three historically Black colleges and universities have had their nursing programs ranked among the top 15 in the Eastern region of the United States.
August 30, 2015
Students
Savannah State Regrouping After Shooting Death
Officials at Savannah State University have been trying to quell student concerns that their campus is not safe, following the shooting death of a 22-year-old junior during an altercation in the school’s Student Union building last Thursday.
August 30, 2015
Faculty & Staff
On Blazers and Blackness
Sometimes it’s the forced, extra warm smile. It could be an overtly cordial greeting with disarming jokes. It might mean shirking natural hairstyles. For some, it’s even changing the inflection of their voice.
August 30, 2015
African-American
Study Outlines Benefits of Refinancing Student Loans
Recent college graduates should consider refinancing their student loans as one of the many options that might help them to save money in the long term.
August 26, 2015
Students
JABBAR R. BENNETT
JABBAR R. BENNETT has been named associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University and an associate professor of medicine, effective October 1. He is currently associate dean of the Graduate School and associate dean for diversity and director of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University. Bennett earned a bachelor’s from North Carolina A&T State University and a doctorate from Meharry Medical College.
August 26, 2015
Disabilties
Court Backs Wichita State University in Lawsuit Over Test
A federal appeals court has sided with Wichita State University in a lawsuit brought by a student with attention deficit disorder over a failed test.
August 25, 2015
African-American
Northwestern Halts Changes to Its ‘Black House’ Amid Protests
After student, alumni protests, Northwestern University postpones facilities’ change.
August 25, 2015
Women
Judge Dismisses Discrimination Suit Against Kent State
A judge in Ohio has dismissed all federal claims against Kent State University in a suit alleging discrimination for failing to hire an African-American woman who had applied dozens of times for a position.
August 24, 2015
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